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Matters of Life and Death: A Day With an Oncologist
When many people think of cancer, they think two words: "death sentence." Hence, the prospect of treating people with cancer could be summed up in one word: "depressing." And it's true that some of Dr. Park's* patients were dying. There was the woman whose lung cancer had metastasized to her brain. Her whole family – husband and three children – had accompanied her to her appointment to get an update, and the news wasn't good. They could do chemotherapy, and it could prolong her life, but chemo could not cure the cancer. And chemo would cause many toxic effects, including hair loss and nausea, Dr. Park said. You could tell the family had grabbed onto that little bit of hope and was clinging to it. Dr. Park had to bring them around to reality. He explained that without treatment, the average survival time for a person with her condition was four months. With treatment, the average was a year. And those were only averages. Chemotherapy was no silver bullet. One of the daughters was sobbing at this point. I reached to hand her a Kleenex box, but she had found some tissues in her purse. The woman with cancer, sitting on the exam table, said she thought she wanted to try the chemo and see how it went. Dr. Park agreed, and said that they could always stop if it became too much to bear. The woman, who had remained calm, collected, and still throughout the whole appointment, then spoke. Her voice broke ever so slightly, and she twisted her hands together. "I just want to go fishing," she said softly.
My heart broke for that family. For what they were going through, for what they would continue to go through as this woman's disease progressed and even after she was gone, dealing with the loss of their wife and mother.
But there were survival stories too. Like the woman who had beaten breast cancer, even though it had cost her one of her breasts. She came in laughing and joking, obviously happy to be there for a routine check-up rather than for chemotherapy treatment. For her, cancer had not been a death sentence. And she was obviously resilient, having bounced back from a major surgery that would deeply affect anyone on so many levels – physical, emotional, psychological, sexual. I honestly don't know how I would handle such an intensely emotional situation. But here she was, offering to let me feel the difference between her reconstructed breast tissue and natural breast tissue. "Whatever you can learn from me, that's wonderful," she said.
I am still in awe of that woman, and of every patient I met in Dr. Park's downtown Nashville office earlier this month. What was I doing in a Nashville oncologist's office, of all places? Isn't that what everyone does on their summer vacation? In all seriousness, that is what I did on my summer vacation. In early May, I was in Nashville, Tenn. visiting a dear friend (who is also a non-traditional pre-med student). Her husband is good friends with Dr. Park, a Nashville oncologist. And Dr. Park was more than happy for the two of us to hang out with him for a day at his office. And as I have already suggested, it was an amazing day.
From the beginning, Dr. Park told us that he wanted to make the experience as educational and beneficial as possible, and that he would try to walk the line between explanations that were way over our heads and explanations that were so simple they might insult our intelligence. He found that balance perfectly and effortlessly, it seemed; he was a natural teacher. Before each patient's appointment, he would pull up the patient's history on the computer (their office had completely gone to electronic medical records, or EMR), explain the person's disease, prognosis, treatment plan, and reason for that day's visit. We would also go over the patient's most recent labs together; these values often determined whether a cancer patient was well enough to get chemo that day, or whether a hematology patient needed an adjustment of his or her coumadin (a blood thinning medication).
While so much of the oncology world was (obviously) new to me, I was able to make connections to what I already knew. And that is always a rewarding experience for me. Those lab results we looked at for each patient? They were the same types of results that we had gone over when I rounded with the ICU director in Chicago several weeks ago. So I was familiar with what some of the normal ranges were, and therefore also when something was amiss. One patient, who had myeloma, also had a kidney problem that had him on dialysis. Dr. Park told us that before they had started any cancer treatment, they had to make sure that he really had myeloma, not just an amyloid issue with his kidneys, because the two treatments were very different. Amyloid … the word struck a chord in my brain. "Is that in any way similar to the beta-amyloid protein accumulations that are a feature of Alzheimer's disease?" I asked. Dr. Park looked surprised, and said yes, that they were both protein accumulations (although the histologies are very different). Another connection I made had to do with tissue structure, something we learned last fall in General Biology I. A woman came in as a new patient, having had a bilateral mastectomy (both breasts removed), and her physician wanted Dr. Park to evaluate her pathology and lab results to see whether she would benefit from any chemo treatment in addition to the surgery that had already been done. DCIS – ductal carcinoma in situ – was the type of cancer she had, meaning that it had not yet spread to the basement membrane (and this is a good thing), Dr. Park explained to my friend and me. I remembered learning about the basement membrane, and could picture exactly where it was in relation to the other types of cells in human tissue.
But to the woman with the DCIS, it didn't really matter so much where the basement membrane is, or even what it is; what she cared about was that her surgery had most likely gotten all of her cancer, and that chemo was not needed. "Praise Jesus," she murmured as she listened to Dr. Park's good news. "Hallelujah."
That particular woman clearly had a faith that helped sustain her through her breast cancer. But another breast cancer patient we met seemed to be all alone, almost aimlessly so. Her cancer had metastasized to her bones – her skull, sternum, femurs. Yet she seemed not to be able to come to terms with the fact that she was dying; her main concern was that she had intense back pain. So Dr. Park worked out a plan with her to get her the immediate relief she needed, suggesting radiation treatment. I felt bad for the woman, because not only was she going through a torturous disease, she was doing it alone. That's something no one should have to do.
My friend has an extensive family history of cancer, and she told me she didn't think oncology was something she could imagine herself doing. I completely understand that. But the other day when someone asked me what type of doctor I want to be, I found myself blurting out "oncologist." I was a little surprised at myself, honestly, but I ran with it in the context of the conversation. Clearly, I have plenty of time to make these decisions. But it doesn't hurt to try a professional hat on (in the most basic way) and see how it feels.
Thank you, Dr. Park.
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2019 January - BDO Capital & Investment Corp. president Eduardo V. Francisco is this year's chairman of the International Association of Financial Executives Institute (IAFEI).
He becomes the third Filipino elected to helm the top post, apart from the late Romeo Co, who was Chairman in 1979-1980, and Dr. Conchita L. Manabat, who was IAFEI's chairperson in 2005-2006.
The year 2019 will be a significant year for IAFEI as it will be celebrating its 50th year. Plans for hosting an IAFEI Asian Day in Manila in conjunction with IAFEI's golden anniversary is now in the works, said Francisco, who, prior to his election was the vice chairman of IAFEI and also a former president of the Financial Executives of the Philippines (FINEX).
The other members of the IAFEI Executive Committee for the year 2019 include Juan Alfredo Ortega (Mexico) as Vice Chairman; Aberlardo V. Cortez (Philippines) as Secretary; Nicolaas Van Wyk (South Africa) as Area President for Africa; Fernando Lopez Macari (Mexico) as Area President for the Americas; Hirohaki Endo (Japan) as Area President for Asia; Anastassios Rodopoulos (Greece) as Area President for Europe & the Middle East.
IAFEI is a professional association of National Financial Institutes composed of financial executives of leading businesses all over the world engaged in financial policy making and control, sharing a common interest in financial management, financial accounting and reporting.
It was established in 1969 with the FINEX as one of its founding members together with the Financial Executives Institutes of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and the combined Institutes of USA and Canada. At present, IAFEI has 17 active members with a total membership of over 10,000 financial executives.
THIRD FILIPINO CHAIRMAN. Eduardo V. Francisco, president of BDO Capital & Investment Corporation, is elected chairman of the International Association of Financial Executives Institute (IAFEI) for 2019, becoming the third ever Filipino to helm the top post in IAFEI's 50 years.

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Rates rose over the course of last week in anticipation of a likely 25 basis point hike by the FOMC on Wednesday. The curve steepened slightly, with long-term Treasury yields rising more than increases in short-term yields. While the longer-term trend has certainly been toward a flattening of the term structure, last week's 5 basis point steepening between 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes seems to have been a function of the recent rise in the term premium. Data from the New York Fed indicates that nearly 70% of the recent increase in the 10-year note yield has come from rising risk premiums for fixed income securities. Many analysts attribute this increase in risk compensation to a reduction in demand for duration from pension funds with long-dated liabilities.
In economic news, residential housing starts rose more than expected, rising 9.2% to a 1.28mm annualized rate in August relative to expectations for a gain of 5.7%. The more volatile multi-family housing starts jumped nearly 30%, while single-family housing increased a more modest 1.2%. Existing home sales continue to struggle, as sales were unchanged in August at a 5.34mm unit annual pace, after falling the last few months. However, prices continue to rise, as the average supply of unsold inventory remains low relative to historical averages. In August, the National Association of Realtors reported that the median sales price rose 4.6% on a year-over-year basis to $265,000.
The data calendar is full this week with updates expected on GDP, durable goods orders, PCE inflation, as well as an expected 25 basis point hike in the Fed Funds rate.


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I learned two things in Sexual Education Class: practice abstinence and HIV was a death sentence. In my experience, in sex-ed class, there was a sense of shame and judgment that prevented most students from asking questions about sex and their bodies.
I was never taught about cervical cancer or pap smears. I never knew the proper steps I needed to take care of my body. As a Black woman, specifically as a young Black woman, I didn't know my chances of being diagnosed with cervical cancer were twice as high as a Caucasian woman. Cervical cancer is caused by HPV (Human Papillomavirus), and it can affect women of all ethnicities and ages; however, it is prominent in young Black women. Cervical cancer is a preventable and treatable disease if caught in time. Yet, in the United States, Black women in Alabama have the highest cervical cancer death rate than any other state. Upon learning this, I asked myself, "Why wasn't this taught to me? Why is there shame surrounding this? How can I help others learn about this?"
There is no one answer. It's a combination of lack of funding and education in low-income schools, the stigma surrounding cervical cancer, and lack of healthcare across the United States. Young Black females in low-income neighborhoods aren't learning about cervical cancer because there is not enough funding for proper education and students are not provided relevant information on how to take care of their bodies.
We need to teach our young girls the importance of obtaining the HPV vaccine and scheduling routine checkups with a gynecologist. We also need to eradicate the stigma surrounding cervical cancer. There is a belief that if you acquire cancer caused by HPV, you are promiscuous or sleeping with multiple people. However, that is not the case. You do not have to behave in a certain way to be diagnosed with cervical cancer, and most cervical cancer survivors are wives, mothers, teachers, business owners, students, and doctors. I am 21 now, and I'm grateful to say I do not have cervical cancer. Those who do have it should know they are not alone, and it is important to educate others.
Shamya Hill is a food lover and English Major at Medgar Evers College, CUNY.
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Captured on film: Post-9/11 experiences of American Sikhs
It was a serendipitous post on The Sikh Coalition's Facebook page that linked to the independent film A Dream in Doubt (2007), which follows Rana Singh Sodhi after his brother, Balbir, was killed in a post-9/11 hate crime in Arizona. The documentary aired on PBS's Independent Lens :
When his brother is murdered, Rana Singh Sodhi finds himself coping with national tragedy and murder, finding support in community and attempting to reclaim the American dream.
What made the Sikh Coalition's post so timely was that Rana Singh was recently in the news as he worked to preserve the name of Balbir Singh Sodhi on Arizona's 9/11 memorial. Legislators – ignorant of the fact that his murder was directly associated to the attacks – had passed a bill to remove Balbir Singh's name. The Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, vetoed the bill and fortunately the memorial was preserved. While this latest situation is not in A Dream in Doubt, the movie gives the full story behind the case of Balbir Singh, and the resilience of Rana Singh, his family, and his community.
Despite being several years old, A Dream in Doubt is still very relevant. Some of the images, stories and reports of hate crimes captured in the film are hauntingly familiar to crimes that are happening to Sikhs even today. The movie can be watched online at several websites: iTunes, Snagfilms, Hulu, Zune.
Incidentally, Independent Lens aired another film about the experience of Sikhs after 9/11 called American Made, released in 2003:
Trapped in the middle of the desert on their way to the Grand Canyon, a Sikh American family has only one hope: the remote highway and the occasional car that drives by. AMERICAN MADE confronts issues of tradition, faith, conformity and sacrifice after the family's youngest son accuses his turban-clad orthodox father of looking like a terrorist while stranded on a remote desert road.
The DVD of this movie can be ordered at the American Made website. This film was written and directed by Sharat Raju, who also directed the 2006 film Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath:
Valarie Kaur was a 20-year-old college student when she set out across America in the aftermath of 9/11, camera in hand, to document hate violence against her community. From the still-shocked streets of Ground Zero to the desert towns of the American west, her epic journey confronts the forces unleashed in a time of national crisis – racism and religion, fear and forgiveness – until she finds the heart of America… halfway around the world.
Available on DVD, Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath documented post-9/11 hate crimes across the country (including Balbir Singh's murder), and which also was the springboard for the career of civil rights advocate Valarie Kaur.
by Rupinder Mohan Singh on May 19, 2011
Categories: Hate Crimes, TV/Movies • Tags: 9/11, 9/11 Memorial, A Dream in Doubt, American Made, Balbir Singh Sodhi, Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath, hate crime, Independent Lens, Jan Brewer, Rana Singh Sodhi, Sharat Raju, Sikh Coalition, Valarie Kaur
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When you are tired of the glow, you will find there is dirt down below.
Sometimes it is difficult to remember that the solution to pollution is dilution, when you are removing the conduits for pollutes to dilute into the solutes.


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Senate Democrats Condemn Governor Dunleavy's Vetoes
By Noah Hanson | AKLEG on Jun 28, 2019 Comments Off on Senate Democrats Condemn Governor Dunleavy's Vetoes
Governor Dunleavy's Vetoes Illustrates Lack of Vision for Alaska
ANCHORAGE-Today, Governor Dunleavy announced over $400 million in vetoes to the Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget. Among the vetoes, the Governor stripped $130 million from the University of Alaska, $50 million from Medicaid, forward funding of public education, and completely eliminated the Senior Benefits program. Members of the Senate Democrats issued the following statements:
"Governor Dunleavy simply doesn't value public education in Alaska. The majority of his cuts cripple our University system – which should be a world-renowned leader in Arctic and global research, and takes away certainty for public schools, educators, and families," said Senate Democratic Leader Tom Begich (D-Anchorage). "The consequence of Governor Dunleavy's mission will be to drive young adults and families out of this state, which in turn will have a significant impact on our economy."
"The University has been on the chopping block for the past four years. The legislature has made great strides in working with the University to cut costs but also make efforts to turn our University into a magnet for the best and brightest," said Senator Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks). "Governor Dunleavy continues to exemplify his contempt for quality pre-K through University education in Alaska. We must shed this style of politics, unite around a common vision for Alaska, and come together to build a University we are all proud of."
"Governor Dunleavy is continuing his war on seniors by completely defunding the Senior Benefits program that thousands of fixed low-income seniors use to buy groceries, medicine, and energy," said Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage). "These are Alaskans who built this state, and I will work diligently with my colleagues to overturn this action and give seniors the surety they respectfully deserve."
"I continue to be amazed by this Governor's lack of compassion, vision, and ability to work with others to build a better Alaska," said Senator Donny Olson (D-Golovin). "Stripping millions of dollars out of Medicaid and turning thousands of the most vulnerable Alaskans to expensive emergency room visits that will be passed on to all consumers is short-sighted, and exhibits his lack of understanding of the needs of all Alaskans."
"Governor Dunleavy has cut resources for kids, seniors, and the most vulnerable Alaskans, but leaves unscathed the $1.2 billion in oil tax credits to the wealthiest corporations in the world," said Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage). "We must refocus our priorities on providing opportunities for all Alaskans to succeed, not only the wealthiest among us."
"Governor Dunleavy demands a false choice between smaller Permanent Fund Dividends and crashing Alaska's future," said Senator Jesse Kiehl (D-Juneau). "The governor's vetoes today would crash Alaska's economy and trash our future. Now it's up to the legislature to protect our state—for this generation and the next."
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Berkeley Talks: Barbara Simons on election hacking and how to avoid it in 2020
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The campus installed a ballot collection box near Sproul Hall before the Nov. 6, 2018, election. (UC Berkeley photo by Hulda Nelson)
"There are a number of myths about elections that we've been hearing, saying that they are secure. And I want to shoot down two of those key myths," says Barbara Simons, board chair of Verified Voting, in a talk called "Can we recover from an attack on our election?" that she gave for the annual Minner Distinguished Lecture in Engineering Ethics on Sept. 18.
The first myth, says Simons, is that because voting machines are never connected to the internet, they can't be hacked. The second is that there are so many types of voting systems that it's impossible to rig an election. She explains why both are untrue.
Barbara Simons, board chair of Verified Voting, gave the 2019 Minner Lecture, called "Can we recover from an attack on our election?" (Berkeley Engineering photo by Laura Vogt)
She goes on to discuss how, in 2002, computers were introduced in U.S. elections without an analysis of the risks, how it led to states adopting paperless voting and what we need to do to avoid hacking in our 2020 presidential election.
"We have a solution, so that's the good news," says Simons. "We have a solution. You need voter-marked paper ballots. You need a strong chain of custody. And you need to physically sound, manually post-election ballot audits called risk-limiting audits."
She says it's too late to have any laws passed in time for the 2020 election. Instead, we need the cooperation of local election officials and a national campaign. And, she says, it's up to volunteers and staff to help the election officials do risk-limiting audits. "If we can do that, there's a good chance we can avoid hacking of the 2020 election. But that's a big 'if.'"
Simons is the former president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the nation's largest educational and scientific computing society. An expert on electronic voting, she is the co-author of Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count? and has been on the board of advisers of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission since 2008.
The Minner Distinguished Lecture in Engineering Ethics is an annual lecture supported by the Minner Endowment, a gift from Berkeley Engineering alumnus Warren Minner and his wife, Marjorie.
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Unsatisfactory penal centre policy
Published:Monday | April 5, 2010 | 12:00 AM
The Editor, Sir:
My son who was was recently incarcerated was transferred from another penal institution to the South Camp Rehabilitation centre. On my first visit there, I carried a dozen oranges, bananas and half pound of grapes with some toiletries. I was taken aback when I took out the items to be told by the senior female personnel at the visiting area that only three oranges, three bananas and the grapes would be allowed inside. She said this was the rule at that institution.
When I told her this wasn't the same procedure at the institution my son was coming from, she replied that each institution has its own rules. If this is so, it's really an ad hoc way of managing institutions.
Unhygienic practices
My son then told me that tinned stuff like mackerel and sardine are cut and put into plastic bags at the tuck shop provided by the prison. This I believe is not hygienic. I am sure an outbreak of illnesses from E-coli and salmonella bacteria will occur some day soon because of this unhygienic practice.
But my biggest problem has to do with the welfare of my son. He said there has been a sudden cut in the food served to inmates on a daily basis. My son says there are days when if inmates arrive for meals late, the food will not be enough for everyone so they have to go to their cells hungry. If this is so, I find it very outrageous and unworthy of the leaders at the institution and, even worse, if it is condoned by the commissioner in charge. I would like this to be investigated by the public defender and Jamaicans for Justice.
My son committed a crime and is behind bars for that, and his sentence is his punishment, but I do not take kindly to the situation that he now finds himself in at that institution. We are poor, but we seek justice and equity just like any one else. So, I ask the authorities to look into what I have said and rectify these unbecoming circumstances which put a blight on what is required of the penal institutions, and that is to rehabilitate incarcerated individuals so they can become productive and decent people in our society.
It is clear that with the current procedures that make people feel unhuman, it's difficult for inmates to really grasp the true philosophy of rehabilitation.
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Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku have been nominated for both the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year and young player awards.
They join Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante on the shortlist for the main prize.
Michael Keane, Leroy Sane and Jordan Pickford are up for the young player of the year award, alongside 2016 winner Dele Alli.
The winners, voted for by PFA members, will be announced on 23 April.
Women's Super League champions Manchester City have three players on the shortlist for the women's award, with the City trio of Lucy Bronze, Jane Ross and Jill Scott joined by Karen Carney, Ellen White and Caroline Weir.
City also provide a trio of nominees for the women's young player of the year prize – Nikita Parris, Georgia Stanway and Keira Walsh – with Weir, Millie Bright and Jess Carter completing the nominations.
Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez won the 2016 player of the year award, while Manchester City forward Izzy Christiansen won the women's award.


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The Gore Political Family
Based in: Tennessee
Members: Al Gore, Sr., Al Gore, Jr.
The elder Gore attended YMCA Night Law School, and after graduating, held a series of local and state government jobs in Tennessee before winning a US House seat in 1938. He served from 1939 until his resignation in 1944 to enter the Army. He served in Congress again from 1945 to 1953, and in 1952 was elected to the Senate. He took his seat in 1953, was re-elected in 1958 and 1964, and served from 1953 to 1971, having been defeated in the 1970 elections by William Brock.
His son, Al Gore Jr., was elected to his old Congressional seat in 1976, and was re-elected in 1978, 1980, and 1982. In 1984, he won the US Senate seat being vacated by Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. The younger Gore ran for President in 1988, but was defeated for the nomination by Michael Dukakis.
In 1992, Bill Clinton picked Al Gore to be his running mate. That November, the Clinton-Gore ticket defeated the Bush-Quayle ticket 43-38. Gore was re-elected as VP in 1996.
He easily won the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2000, and in the general election won the popular vote, but an extremely disorganized balloting system in Florida prevented him from winning the state outright. The Supreme Court then ordered the recounting of votes to cease, handing Florida, and the election, to George W. Bush by 537 votes.
See also Gore Vidal.
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There are less expensive headphones that provide comparable quality, but the additional input and output features built into the transmitter unit will appeal to audiophiles and home cinema buffs who want to integrate the Sennheiser RS 220 into their existing home entertainment system.
Should I buy the Sennheiser RS 220?
There are less expensive headphones that provide comparable quality – we also like the RS 160 model, which is half the price – but the additional input and output features built into the transmitter unit will appeal to audiophiles and home cinema buffs who want to integrate the RS 220 into their existing home entertainment system.
Many people like the convenience of using Bluetooth wireless headphones with their iPod or iPhone. However, Bluetooth does apply additional compression to your music, so it's never been the first choice for audiophiles who want the best possible quality from their headphones.
Sennheiser's RS range of headphones take an alternative approach, using RF – radio frequency – technology that allows them to transmit uncompressed, CD-quality audio. They're not portable, as they require a separate RF transmitter to be plugged into your audio source, but they're a great choice if you want to kick back and wallow in your favourite music at home.
The RS 220 is the flagship of the range, priced at around £350 when shopping online. That's a lot of money, of course, but the headphones sound great, producing a sound that is clear and detailed yet also rich and warm. The padded earpieces are very comfortable, and the batteries will last for 6-8 hours. Sound does leak out of the perforated earpieces, though, so they're best used when there's no one else around.
To help justify the high price the transmitter unit doubles up as a charging dock for the headphones, and also includes a number of other useful features. There's one analogue and two digital inputs built into the transmitter, allowing you to connect three audio sources and switch between them. There are also matching pass-through outputs for each source, which means that you can quickly divert the audio from the headphones to an external speaker system if some friends come round to listen to music or watch a film.


13 parks, all start neutral.
9 landmarks, all start neutral. 2 are also Old Tokyo regions.
86 deployable regions in all, 20 neutral starts, 106 total.
Please correct me if I'm wrong and explain why, because my numbers are different from yours! It changes slightly if my numbers are correct, since 6 player games will include 1 bonus per player. Once you've double-checked this I can put it in he first post.
Instead of adding more neutrals, I could break up 3-region territories using drops.
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I approve. Good work yes!
This city definitely deserves a map...I'll take a look back in some days. For now, just throwing out my support.
I like the cartoony style - I think the Animé theme could work well (although I'd switch out for a much cleaner, modern font). Stylistically, I don;t know if you're wanting to reflect something like this: http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/welcome/index.html?
The style is cartoony? I just thought it was simple. Huh.
The font - I'll try something else. Cleaner for sure. Might just use Albertus until I find it, my old standby.
Oddly enough, I've never even seen that map before! Even with all the map searching I've been doing over the past few weeks. But yes, that's exactly the idea. I want the map to have a bit of dimension. I wouldn't feel right having a bland, flat map in this case, especially if it's just full of confusing, foreign names.
And upon seeing that map .. hmm. I wonder. I forgot about some of these places.
And the train lines (even though you didn't mention them) - I have them on another layer - but I didn't think it needed them. It made things too cluttered and didn't really add to gameplay for me.
What is the gameplay structure of this? All I see is colorful divisions and a mildly baffling legend.
It's a draft. Still working out best way to approach gameplay, as one sees from my rambling initial post. Legend is holding its place.
shakeycat wrote: It's a draft. Still working out best way to approach gameplay, as one sees from my rambling initial post. Legend is holding its place.
With the various landmarks/parks you could do auto-deploys (of at least 2), collective bonuses (as in, +X for Y landmarks), or assign each landmark/park a category and give a bonus for having landmarks in the same category.
I think that a bonus structure similar to the one MrBenn used with England could be the best option.
What is your current idea with Parks and landmarks? How they are supposed to work? or are they picked up randomly?
Victor, I'm glad to receive suggestions!
1. First I thought the additional +1 for the second region bonus would be good, and certainly something different. But when I counted it up, it came out a little unfairly. Suburbs would get +1 for an average of 3 territories, while Central would get +1 for average 6 territories owned. Old Tokyo was in the middle, 4-5.
And the England style bonus, I like it, and it's a clear fit, especially with the three super-regions in both Tokyo and England. But I don't like how easy it is to sweep someone on that map, simply by going first and knocking out one or two territories in strategic points.
I'm not sure if parks and landmarks would change the sweeping aspect enough. Maybe the combination of them and the shape of the map would.
2. Parks, I'm cool with an autodeploy. It makes sense, with your armies there to refresh and hide. To have a +2 autodeploy, we'd probably have to start them neutral. What's normal here, neutral 7?
Landmarks, the collective bonus seems logical. One would return from Tokyo and have to show to family the photos from all the sites, right? They could be a random drop like Italy, similar bonus structure. Is Italy's drop controlled at all? It feels random, considering how often someone starts with +1 or even +2. With currently 8 landmarks, a bonus starting at +1 for 3 owned could work. The odds are slim that one would get all three in a protected bonus (Imperial Palace, Meiji Shrine, Thunder Gate would be inside a neutral barrier).
This is a good start. Tokyo defenitely deserves a map.
- Roppongi is famous for its copy of the Paris Eiffel tower.
- maybe you should incorporate some refenrce to the excellent subway system of Tokyo.
shakeycat wrote: Victor, I'm glad to receive suggestions!
shakeycat wrote: 2. Parks, I'm cool with an autodeploy. It makes sense, with your armies there to refresh and hide. To have a +2 autodeploy, we'd probably have to start them neutral. What's normal here, neutral 7?
With a +2 autodeploy, 3 or 4 neutral is reasonable. No one will go for it otherwise.
shakeycat wrote: Landmarks, the collective bonus seems logical. One would return from Tokyo and have to show to family the photos from all the sites, right? They could be a random drop like Italy, similar bonus structure. Is Italy's drop controlled at all? It feels random, considering how often someone starts with +1 or even +2. With currently 8 landmarks, a bonus starting at +1 for 3 owned could work. The odds are slim that one would get all three in a protected bonus (Imperial Palace, Meiji Shrine, Thunder Gate would be inside a neutral barrier).
You could even do something along the lines of +1 for 3 and +1 for each additional after three. Makes the landmarks a little more worth it, and it still largely avoids high percentage bonus drops.
as far as rails go, at least a few of the lines would be cool, namely the yamanote loop and maybe the chuosen.
also, why didn't you include any of western tokyo? areas like chofu may not be included in the 23 wards, but they are still part of tokyo. and if you are trying to stay true to the wards, why are areas like nerima and itabashi unplayable?
good work tho! having lived there, i'm really looking forward to playing this map!
Yes - it's a typo, and I'll fix it.
I left out the west because I didn't see much of interest there. It looks like beyond Central and Old Tokyo, it's just a whole lot of suburbs with unfamiliar names - to the average CC user, who is likely not from Japan and would approach the city as a tourist. I figured it'd be better to focus on the heart, than to expand the map to a complete accurate portrayal of all of Tokyo, and leave the heart to a few token territories. It's why Ota is missing too - it simply didn't fit once I zoomed in, and didn't seem important.
I actually started drawing up Osaka a few years ago, but kept getting caught up in the suburbs and trying to fit more and more in. I had so many train lines heading to Kobe, Kyoto, and Nara, that the loop around that city's heart was tiny and insignificant.
Nerima and Itabashi aren't unplayable, I just coloured them grey for now because they perplex me. They should actually be green. I need a bonus scheme that accounts for the grey and green as a single group. Grey was probably a bad colour to choose, in this case.
Hopefully I can find some time soon to clear the map up a bit.
Still going with this one? Looks nice so far!
Not sure how exactly do show that Meiji Shrine, Thunder Gate, Asahi Beer Hall, Imperial Palace, etc. are within the park or territory. Put a circle in as in "this is territory within territory".
I think that the icons are big enough where you can fit the numbers right on them.
shakeycat wrote: Not sure how exactly do show that Meiji Shrine, Thunder Gate, Asahi Beer Hall, Imperial Palace, etc. are within the park or territory. Put a circle in as in "this is territory within territory".
They look like they are in the parks to me.
I think I see a little resemblance of your Puget Sound map in this The legend background color needs to be a little lighter I think. The maroon text on the left is a tad hard to read, and will probably not be able to read for our color blind folks.


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Q: How do you prevent labels and buttons scaling? I am testing a godot app, where there is a text heading along the top, and there are buttons along the bottom. For now I have a spacer in the middle to keep the heading at the top and the buttons at the bottom.
If I set Project Settings -> Display -> Stretch to disabled, then I can set a font and button size that looks reasonable for my laptop, and the font size for the heading and button doesnt shrink smaller and larger when the window is adjusted.
How do I guarantee and/or test that the size will be appropriate when the application is exported to iOS and Android? Is there some kind of guide that will help choose appropriate (non scaleable) button sizes for all devices?

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How Controls are positioned
There are three intended ways to position a Control in Godot:

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*Placed in a Container. In this case the Container will control position and sizing of the child Control, taking into account "Size Flags".
See also Using Containers, and  Containers.

*By anchors (anchor_*) and margins (margin_*). They determine the position of the edges of the Control. The anchors are factors, and the margins are offsets.
For example, the leftmost part of the Control will be positioned at anchor_left * parent_width + margin_left, relative to the parent Control.
You will find presets in the "Layout" menu that appears in the tool bar when you have a Control selected.
See also Size and anchors.

*By rect_position and rect_size. These are relative to the top left corner of the parent Control.
Ultimately the other ways to position the Control are changing these. And you can also change these even if you positioned the Control by other means… Which is not intended, but supported (because it is useful to add animations to the UI among other things).
Regardless of which one you use, Godot will respect rect_min_size. And yes, there is also rect_rotation and rect_scale which throw a wrench on the above explanation, but they works as you would expect.
And yes, it is not the easier to use system. Because of that, the designer is being improved for Godot 4 (currently on Alpha 3 at the time of writing).
To answer the question the title: If your stretch mode is set to disabled, and your UI is anchored to the top left (which is the default), you would resize the window and the UI would not scale or adapt to that change. I don't think you don't want the UI to adapt.

Making a top and bottom bars with containers
You can use a VBoxContainer, since we will have three bars stacked one on top of the other, vertically. And yes, the second one is a spacer.
First of all, you want the VBoxContainer to take the whole screen. So set it to the Layout preset "Full Rect". So, yes, we are placing the Container by anchors and margins.
And second, we want the spacer to take as much space as possible. To archive this we set "Expand" flag on size_flags_vertical of the spacer. This is what Size Flags are for.
And, of course, what you place inside the Container might or might not be more Containers.

Making a top and bottom bars with anchors and margins
Give the top bar the "Top Wide" preset. It will set the margins and anchors to have it stay at the top, take the full width, and take its minimum height.
And give the bottom bar the "Bottom Wide" preset. It will set the margins and anchors to have it stay at the bottom, take the full width, and take its minimum height.
You would need no spacer.
And, by the way, I remind you that anchors are margins are relative to the parent. So you can nest this approach. And yes, Controls that are not containers can also have children Controls

About stretch modes
As you know you have a choice between:

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*viewport: All the sizes will be computed with the original resolution, and then the resulting sizes are scaled to the resolution of the device.

*2D: will also compute all the sizes with the original resolution, but instead of scaling the resulting sizes, it renders at that size and scales the image.

*disabled: It will compute all the sizes with the actual resolution of the device. No scaling will happen.
Since both viewport and 2D, the size of the UI will not be computed with the actual resolution of the device. This makes the approaches I described to have the UI adapt less effective (less useful or less necessary, depending how you look at it). And thus, if we want to use those approaches effectively we will want the stretch mode set to disabled.
And, of course, there is also the aspect setting.
See also Multiple resolutions and Support multiple form factors and screen sizes.

Designing for small resolution
You can test on the editor how the UI adapts to the resolution, either by resizing the window, or by setting the Test Width and Test Height in Project Settings. You can, of course, also test on an actual smartphone. For instance, I often launch the game in my Android from the Godot editor when developing mobile games.
Circling back to the stretch modes, this is what happens with the text:

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*disabled: The text stays the same size. This means that the UI can become too small for the text.

*viewport: the text scales. This means that the text can become too small to be legible.

*2d: the text scales too… except since it is a image scaling it can become blurry, even harder to read.

If we only consider the text, there is no good option. Now, either design the UI for the specific target resolution… Or make one that can adapt. And for one that can adapt, I believe disabled is the best stretch mode as I was arguing above.

And of course you can script it
If you need to run some code when the resolution changes, you can connect to the "size_changed" signal of the root Viewport. And if you need to figure out if the device is in landscape or portrait mode you OS.screen_orientation, and if you really have to, you can create a custom Container.

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Hoboken Hollow is a 2006 American horror film directed by Glen Stephens, and starring Jason Connery, Rudolf Martin, C. Thomas Howell, Dedee Pfeiffer, Greg Evigan, Randy Spelling, Matt Cedeño, Robert Carradine, Dennis Hopper, and Michael Madsen. It is loosely based on the real-life Texas Slave Ranch.

Plot

As Trevor (Jason Connery) drifts through Texas he is still haunted by the evils of the war he recently returned from and a promise he failed to keep. When a stranger offers a ride, Trevor finds himself battling the brutal homegrown evil of the Broderick family at Hoboken Hollow, a remote West Texas ranch that many have visited but few ever leave.

Cast
 Jason Connery as Trevor Lloyd
 C. Thomas Howell as Clayton Connelly
 Mark Holton as Weldon Brodrick
 Lin Shaye as Mrs. Brodrick
 Randy Spelling as Parker Hilton
 Dennis Hopper as Sheriff Greer
 Michael Madsen as J.T. Goldman
 Robert Carradine as Thad Simmons
 Greg Evigan as Tom Stockwell
 Dedee Pfeiffer as Rhonda Simmons
 Jonathan Fraser as Junior Broderick

Release

Home media
The film was released on DVD by Slam Dunk on February 19, 2007; later that year on April 24, it was released by Triumph Marketing. On September 29, 2008, it was released by In2Film. It was re-released numerous times by Echo Bridge Entertainment, first as a single-feature on August 3, 2010; and later that year until 2013 as a part of several multi-feature film collections.

Reception

Hoboken Hollow received mostly negative reviews from critics upon its release, with many calling it "exploitive" of the events it was based on.
Joe Leydon from Variety panned the film, writing, "Hoboken Hollow may very well be, as its opening credits insist, based on real-life events. But that doesn't prevent this indifferently made and luridly gory exploitation pic from coming off like formulaic fiction of the most repulsive sort." Sean Badgley from The Austin Chronicle gave the film one out of five stars, criticizing the film's one-dimensional and unsympathetic characters, "empty and ineffective" violence, and lack of scares. Phil Davies Brown from Horror Asylum offered the film similar criticism, calling the film "one of the worst films of the year", panning the film's acting, soundtrack, and perceived racism.

Alternately, Geno McGahee from ScaredStiffReviews gave the film a positive review, writing, "Hoboken Hollow proves that you do not need a big budget to create a good film. There is a 1970's feel to this film and it is paced very well, never letting up and building and building until the surprising conclusion."

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A new form of rowing has landed for real in Finland! Last weekend, as Helsinki was basking in sunshine, a group of enthusiastic rowers gathered to take measure against each other in the first ever Finnish Coastal Champs. The night before had seen sub-zero temperatures and we wiped thin sheets of ice off the boats in the early morning, the sea was flat as a mirror, and when the sun rose on a cloud-free sky we had awesome "sunglasses &t-shirts" conditions to row in. Fortunately, you might say, a bit of wind picked up later in the day allowing racing also through some small waves, to make the most of the coastal equipment we were rowing in.
We arranged the championships together with Helsingin Kanoottiklubi (the Helsinki Canoeing Club) whose comfortable premises even offered sauna and swimming afterwards.
We had participants from all around Finland some flying in from Oulu in Northern Finland. Not only experienced but also complete novices, young and master (the age range was 12-58 years), were racing against each other. The route around the small island offered some sharp turns and some navigational challenges in spotting the small red flags marking the optimal route.
The best time on the 1.5km route was just under 7minutes by mixed team Marika Laaksonen and Jyrki Kiviniemi. The same rowers also won their own categories in WC1X and MC1X. Also Finnish long distance sea rower Jari Saario won a Championship medal in the MC2X.
We had an excellent day rowing and will definitely arrange this race again next year. Hopefully we'll double the number of participants. We might also make the distance a bit longer.
Winter is slowly creeping up on Finland with subzero temperatures night time. Before long the sea will freeze. As the days get shorter we Finns are grinding the ergs and preparing for the indoor rowing races coming up during the winter.
Quiske is arranging a webinar on how to measure and analyze indoor rowing technique in about one month, we will share more info about that soon.


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With each new chapter and engaging side characters, the Goblin Slayer Manga improves. Having a charming personality and believable intentions. Overall, the manga looks to have a lot of potentials. The next chapter in the Goblin Slayer series, Chapter 67 which is going to release soon. Continue reading this post to learn everything you need to know about Goblin Slayer Chapter 67. Aside from that, I'll give you a brief synopsis of the last chapter and point you in the direction of where you can read this fantastic manga.
0.1 What is the release date of Goblin Slayer Chapter 67?
0.2 Where To Read Goblin Slayer Chapter 67 And Where To Watch The Anime Version Of It?
1 What Goblin Slayer is about?
What is the release date of Goblin Slayer Chapter 67?
According to our sources, Goblin Slayer Chapter 67 is going to release on or around January 25, 2023, at 12:00 am JST and this is how the pattern of release schedule works with Goblin Slayer.
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A Prequel to the current manga Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One. Has 5 volumes so far.
Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day. The spin-Off manga focuses on Sword Maiden and her party members.
What Goblin Slayer is about?
A youthful priestess has joined her first adventurous party, but they find themselves in trouble almost instantly. Fortunately for her, the Goblin Slayer, a man who has committed his life to the annihilation of all goblins by any means necessary, chose that location as his next killing grounds. And once word of his exploits starts to spread, you never know who will call next.
Goblin Slayer is a manga adaptation by Kōsuke Kurose based on the light novel series by Kumo Kagyu. The manga began serialization in the June 2016 Issue of Monthly Big Gangan. Yen Press has the license in North America. As of now, ten volumes have already been published in Japanese since May 25, 2016.


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Gerdshagen ist eine Gemeinde im Amt Meyenburg (Landkreis Prignitz) in Brandenburg (Deutschland).

Geografie
Durch Gerdshagen fließt die Kümmernitz, einer der Zuläufe der Dömnitz. Durch Anstauung dieses Bachlaufes entstand in den 1990er Jahren der Preddöhler Stausee zwischen den Gemeinden Gerdshagen und Preddöhl.

Gemeindegliederung
Der Ort besteht neben Gerdshagen aus den Gemeindeteilen Giesenhagen (mit Wohnplatz Neu Giesenhagen), Rapshagen und Struck.

Geschichte
Gerdshagen gehörte seit 1817 zum Kreis Ostprignitz in der Provinz Brandenburg und ab 1952 zum Kreis Pritzwalk im DDR-Bezirk Potsdam. Seit 1993 liegt die Gemeinde im brandenburgischen Landkreis Prignitz.

1925 wurde Giesenhagen und 1974 Rapshagen nach Gerdshagen eingemeindet.

Mit der Zweiten Verordnung zur Aufhebung von Exklaven im Land Brandenburg erfolgte zum 1. Juli 2000 die Eingliederung der bis dahin zu Meyenburg gehörigen Gemarkung Struck und der zu Halenbeck gehörigen Gemarkung Schwarze Kampe nach Gerdshagen.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Gebietsstand des jeweiligen Jahres, Einwohnerzahl: Stand 31. Dezember (ab 1991), ab 2011 auf Basis des Zensus 2011

Politik

Gemeindevertretung
Die Gemeindevertretung von Gerdshagen besteht aus acht Gemeindevertretern und dem ehrenamtlichen Bürgermeister. Die Kommunalwahl am 26. Mai 2019 führte zu folgendem Ergebnis:

Bürgermeister
 1998–2003: Gottfried Spitzner
 2003–2008: Thomas Zellmer
 2008–2016: Brunhilde Müller
 seit 2016: Robert Gemmel

Gemmel wurde in der Bürgermeisterwahl am 26. Mai 2019 ohne Gegenkandidat mit 80,8 % der gültigen Stimmen für eine  Amtszeit von fünf Jahren gewählt.

Partnerschaften
Seit dem 3. Oktober 1990 besteht eine Partnerschaft mit der Gemeinde Schieren in Schleswig-Holstein.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
In der Liste der Baudenkmale in Gerdshagen stehen die in der Denkmalliste des Landes Brandenburg eingetragenen Baudenkmale.

Verkehr
Gerdshagen liegt an der Bundesstraße 103 zwischen Meyenburg und Pritzwalk. Die Bundesautobahn 24 Berlin-Hamburg mit der Anschlussstelle Meyenburg verläuft über das Gemeindegebiet.

Der nächstgelegene Bahnhof ist Brügge (Prign) an der Bahnstrecke Neustadt–Meyenburg. Er wird von der Regionalbahnlinie RB 74 Pritzwalk–Meyenburg bedient.

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Can a person become Lawful Permanent Resident through an investment?
If you wish to become a Resident, the person must do an investment of one million dollars in a well-established company that will employ at least 10 people (citizens, permanent residents, or anyone with authorization to work in the United States) and these people must work full time.
On the other hand, if the investment is made in a rural section or a place with high unemployment rates, then the investment is reduced by $500,000 but it is restricted to 3000 visas per year.


We always have such incredible brides and grooms at Excelsior weddings. Shane & Heather were no exception! Watch as these two pull off an outdoor ceremony in November! From their first look, to their vows on the outdoor terrace, to them being introduced as they came down the Master Stairway into their wedding reception, their day was such a perfect depiction of the two of them and their relationship. We hope you enjoy watching their Feature Film as much as we enjoyed creating it for them!
When Michael told us that he was booking us as a Christmas gift surprise for Sophia, we knew this Excelsior wedding would be special! Their relationship went from a blind date to this day, where they celebrated their love by promising each other the rest of their lives! We can't help but smile as we watch their Highlight Film again and again!
'It's like the perfect tag team...and that's just exactly what they are.' We couldnt have said it better than Winston & Katherine's best man Brandon said! We got to watch as Winston first glimpsed Katherine in her gorgeous wedding dress and lost his breath. We got to watch as she teared up trying to recite her vows to him. This day was so special and as Suzanne said, Katherine had been imagining and acting out this day since she was 4 and the two of them were playing 'wedding day' with their dolls.
We couldn't have asked for a better team of vendors to work with for this one!


As we age, our needs change. We may live in a home that's too big for just one person, and difficult to manage. Some of us may develop health problems that make it hard to drive safely, get up the stairs easily or manage personal hygiene. While others seek socialization and activities with people.
These decisions are never easy, and require consideration of many factors. Even if you're not ready to make a change right now, taking the time to investigate your housing and service options will give you more confidence in making an informed decision that meets your needs.
One key program to support you as you age and your family members is Adult Day Services.
Adult day services are community-based programs which meet the health, social, recreational and therapeutic needs of elderly and disabled adults. These services also provide much needed respite and peace of mind for family caregivers.
There are many other services and supports -- from senior housing and home care to services that help you remain independent in your home -- to help you as you age.
Determine what you value most. Use these values to evaluate your decisions regarding which housing options and services will best meet your current and future needs.
Sort through the areas you may, or may not, need the most assistance. Responding to the statements as honestly as possible will help you identify those areas most important to you when facing change.
Your financial resources will partially drive your decision about future housing and other lifestyle changes.


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Choosing the best bow may be such a burden or even confusing to you considering there are tens of bows on the market. Any professional hunter, a beginner or a parent willing to show his or her children about hunting you are in the right place.
Hunters require some high-quality hunting gear for effective hunting. Compound bows are innovative products that are made to enhance your hunting skills. These bows are made to suit the needs of beginners, men, women and even youths who are out for hunting.
Because the market is flooded with many compound hunting bows, find the best bow becomes a challenge. But with my expertise in the field of bows, I believe this piece will help you select the best compound bow that matches your hunting needs.
I may not be in the right position to give you the best bow you need in your hunting. But I may give the beginner advice. For starters, do not use the bows that are used by the experienced hunter as they may be complicated. Consider any of these compound bows perfect for purchase.
If you are searching on a high accurate and most affordable bow, this is the bow you should know you should consider buying.
This model is durably constructed to give you service and also your value for your money.
This bow is one of the cheapest bows in the market hence affordable to any level of a hunter. Being cheap due not conclude that the bow is of low quality.
The model is well balanced and also comfortable. Aiming requires of a balanced and personal concentration. Having this model, it's featured with fittings which increase the bow stability.
Drawing weight is a feature that will facilitate the movement and penetration into the prey. The construction of this bow allows you to adjust the drawing weights from 55-70 pounds. With this, you increase the range of prey to target.
Hunting requires identifying the best prey to shoot and where they are found. This bow can shoot small and medium prey since there is an additional feature of adjustable drawing weights which enhances penetration into medium animals.
Hunting as an outdoor activity has to be colorful considering that you are enjoying your time taking part in your hobby.
Having this bow, you are guaranteed to have the best shooting accuracy and also value for your money.
This bow is manufactured using high quality and durable materials in that it can give you a long lasting service. The bow part is made of hard aluminum for durable life. The parts of the bow are well assembled by the manufacturer.
This bow type is made in such a way that it can fit a range of drawing weights. This makes is suitable for long distance shooting accuracy, killing small, medium and large preys. The hunter has a wide range of prey to shoot and kill hence a better hunting outcome.
This bow model is customer-favoring as it has additional fitting in it such as two 30"hard aluminum arrows the arrows are well made to oppose any wind opposition and are hard to break other additional features are fiber optic sight, releasing aid D-shaped string loop.
The bow is available in two different finish that is the black and autumn camo. The hunter can choose from the two different finish graphics hence color tastes is enhanced. These colors are not bright hence the hunter can hide from the prey without being seen.
Going into the hunting field requires you to have confidence in your hunting gear in that you have to have the best rated and quality hunting gear which includes a bow.
This bow is best suited for both medium. Large prey since the penetration level is very high to kill the prey hence hunting game gives better results.
This bow model is easy to adjust any adjustable feature in it. The draw weight and also draw lengths are easily adjustable. They can either be increased or even decreased depending on the hunters' favorable settings of the features.
The bow is made up of durable making materials which last long for the hunter to have a long lasting period and also value for money. The making materials are either aluminum alloy or even carbon which are not breakable and can counter any pressure against it.
Hunter may vary from which hand they use and is the most strong. Having in mind this factor the manufacturer has put measure to ensure that all left and right handed people have a chance of using the bow. The bow is made separately each consisting of either right and left hand and eye viewing.
This bow type is well balanced and stable thus giving the hunter high level of comfort thus he/she accurately shots the prey keeping in mind that only the aimed prey are well hit. The bow is efficient are it gives the hunter service and also value for his or her initial capital.
This model is the newest in available market. I have tried it and its working as it has a new and distinguished design. The following are some of its features.
This bow is made up of magnesium alloy which is hard enough to absorb any pressure and also absorb any resulting vibration.
This feature is important in that you can adjust the bow into 12 draw length hence it can be used by people of different heights.
This is the newest model in the bow technology hence you trust it as the manufacturer has put all consideration regarding a good bow. This model is modified to suit many hunters who are either the old or even the experienced hunters.
This model is well finished to ensure that it is admirable for any hunter, but it is not easily seen at a far distance by the targeted prey. Such graphics enable ever hunter to choose the favorite design.
Having additional information about a product allows a buyer to make the right selection. For compound bows, remember the following points before you buy any product.
There are different models in the market. Each model contains specific features which are attached to them. Every hunter has different tastes on different bows hence you are given the liberty of choosing the best model that suits you.
Drawing weight is an essential factor to ensure it the required amount. Drawing weight is the key controller of speed, distance and the rate of penetration. The higher the weight the high the rate of speed, longest distances and high penetration for bigger preys.
The hunter stature must go hand in hand with the bow height. Taller hunters require longer height bow for due comfort, and shorter hunters require shorter bows for comfortable shooting.
The prey should determine the bow you purchase in that if your targeted prey is a large animal then consider buying a bow which has a higher weight for longer penetration.
Hunting is common in most parts of the world, but it is important to consider the necessary government approvals and restrictions. You can only practice the best hunting tactics if you have well-updated hunting gear.
You do not have to buy very expensive compound hunting bow for the best results but has the passion and though training events. To have the best results, you need to have the best gear information as I have provided.


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Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday
by: Nathaniel Puente, Nexstar Media Wire, and The Associated Press
Posted: Jan 10, 2021 / 11:20 AM PST / Updated: Jan 10, 2021 / 11:20 AM PST
FiLE – In this March 26, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (KVEO) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Rio Grande Valley on the border of Texas and Mexico on Tuesday to highlight his administration's work on the border wall, the White House said Saturday.
Trump will travel to the town of Alamo, Texas. He will mark the completion of 400 miles of border wall and his administration's efforts to reform what the White House described as the nation's broken immigration system.
Sources tell KVEO that Trump will land in Harlingen, Texas on Tuesday at an unconfirmed time and then take a helicopter to McAllen, Texas.
President Trump: 'I will not be going to the Inauguration'
This will be the sitting president's second trip to the Rio Grande Valley during his presidency. Trump first visited the Rio Grande Valley in 2019 to meet with border security officials about the border wall.
Trump's campaign for the presidency in 2016 focused extensively on the president's desire to construct a border wall. He also promised that Mexico would pay for the wall, but it has been paid for by U.S. taxpayers.
While most of the wall went up in areas that had smaller barriers, the government has built hundreds of miles of fencing as high as 30 feet (9 meters) in a short amount of time — most of it this year.
The administration prioritized areas where the wall could be built more quickly, and crews have blasted hills and bulldozed sensitive habitats in national wildlife refuges and on American Indian land to do it.
The visit will likely be the president's first public appearance since he addressed supporters on Wednesday riling up a crowd that later staged a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol. He is anxious to highlight accomplishments as his presidency winds down.


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Polimetacrilato de propila (abreviado na literatura em inglês como PPMA, de poly(propyl methacrylate) é o polímero do monômero metacrilato de propila, de massa molecular da unidade repetida 128,17 g/mol. Apresenta densidade amorfa de 1,08 g/cm3 a 25°C.

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